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  Introductions

  by Onager in

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  i've made a few posts here already so i thought i'd introduce myself.

  i'm an ex-jw from cheltenham pittville (uk) congregation.

  i've been free and clear for a few years now so i'm through the anger phase and in the happily getting on with my life phase.

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  bemused

  Hi Onager. I'm also UK and I also find this religion curiously fascinating and I was never even in it! (I do however have relatives who are.) I hope you enjoy the site.
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  Oh, The Irony (vol 2)

  by Splash in

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  2. beliefs

  this was telling from a recent wt:.

  w06 9/1 p. 4 religionwhat good does it do?.

  you have probably noticed that many clergymen today use religion to elevate themselves with high-sounding titles and to obtain money from their flocks.

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  bemused

  Indeed. Governing Body, Circuit Overseer, Elder (especially if not very old) are all high-sounding titles that help give authority and power over the obedient masses.
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  Is the organisation still obsessed with attacking the R.C.church ? , in their publications ?

  by smiddy in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  for the 33 years i was "in" their seemed to be a constant barrage against catholicism from either the watchtower or awake mags., and hardly a peep out of them towards other individual faiths .. i havent read any of their publications for well over 20 years and was just wondering if anything has changed in this regard .. smiddy.

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  I'd like to see them have a go at Islam. It could get a bit tasty at the Kingdom Halls in Birmingham and Bradford (UK).
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  Questions From Readers 1957 watchtower : Guess who was Armageddon in 1957?

  by raymond frantz in

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  2. beliefs

  don't be confused .when i say who i mean who because back in 1957 jehovah's witnesses didn't believe that armageddon was just the gathering of the kings of the earth to battle with the invisible armies of jesus' angels.no ,armageddon was more than that and it did fit bible account far more than it does today .. read the post below which contains a 1957 question from readers (please let me know if the page is displaying correctly on your browser).

  is armageddon a place ?.

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  Wow - seriously bonkers.
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  Is this the start of a change of policy regarding individual JWs preparing internet pages.

  by joe134cd in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  this is a quote of a quote taken from anthoney mathenia:.

  " for organizations like the watchtower, absolute control of their message is paramount.

  it will not even allow its own adherents to spread their good news online.

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  If I knew more about web-site design I might be tempted to splash out £5 and build a spoof site.
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  Fresh Newcomer

  by Yondaime in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  hi guys, my name is yondaime,.

  my will to remain in this relgious sect is fading, i'm about to be a freshman(just turned 18) in college.

  , i have seen so many terrible things happen to good people in this cult and i'm sick of it!

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  bemused

  Welcome! Do work hard at college and make the most of the opportunity that your father is supporting (at some cost to himself potentially).
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  Is this the start of a change of policy regarding individual JWs preparing internet pages.

  by joe134cd in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  this is a quote of a quote taken from anthoney mathenia:.

  " for organizations like the watchtower, absolute control of their message is paramount.

  it will not even allow its own adherents to spread their good news online.

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  Some nice chairs in the picture gallery.
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  Poll--How Many Believe In God, Do Not Believe or Are Not Sure Of His Existence?

  by minimus in

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  i believe in god but i'm not sure of anything....what about you?.

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  Can't see any evidence whatsoever for a god, certainly not one who has any interest in humankind. I don't know why there was a big bang but we seem to have the following 13.7 billion years pretty well understood.
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  The Watchtower 11/15/2014

  by wifibandit in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  http://bayfiles.net/file/1jpu5/qhxxxl/w_e20141115.pdf.

  select "premium download".

  (thanks breakfast of champions).

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  Looks like the elder hasn't understood that the belt tightening happens only after you lose weight.
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  Outrageous propaganda. "Treat your disfellowshipped loved ones like they're dead, but without mourning them." NOV 2014 study Watchtower

  by Watchtower-Free in

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  Sickening. I just hope reading that will discourage some people who might otherwise join the cult.